A-E construction phase services, Title II Services, in support of the Design-Bid-Build VA Urgent Care Facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (CESAM) intends to award a sole source procurement of Architect-Engineer (A-E) construction phase services, Title II Services, in support of the Design-Bid-Build VA Urgent Care Facility Construction Contract W912HN-13-D-0008-CK01

The VA Atlanta Facility procured the original A-E design contract of the VA Urgent Care Facility in Decatur, Georgia. Once the design was complete, the VA terminated the design contract with the A-E for convenience. USACE Mobile District inherited the design from the VA and competitively solicited and awarded the design-bid-build task order under the Savannah District's Fort Benning MATOC, to Edgewater Construction Services, LLC., on 25 August 2015, providing fair opportunity to all those in the pool. After NTP, Edgewater Construction submitted RFI's to USACE pertaining to the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems that could only be answered by the Mechanical Designer of Record (DOR). Since the VA terminated the original design contract, neither USACE nor the VA could modify it to add Title II services for construction support.

If a Title II services contract is not procured with Mechanical DOR, the Government will not have a liable/responsible DOR A-E capable of providing design changes and design clarification as responses to the construction contractor's RFI's; therefore the construction contract will have to be terminated for convenience.

The Government intends to award this contract consistent with the terms identified with this announcement upon the basis of the authority provided in 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy requirement. Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements would result given any other action due to current circumstances. Award to any other Architect-Engineer (A-E) source is not a viable option/alternative due to the fact that if any other source makes changes to the original mechanical design he/she will accept full responsibility of the original design and relieve the DOR of any liability. Award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government in order to accept liability. The additional cost to duplicate the effort would not be recovered through competition, and would create unacceptable delays in completion of construction and turnover of the facility resulting in delay claims and increased cost.

The Government will support the proposed actions by written justification and obtain appropriate approval prior to proceeding. The Government will post approved justification. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability statements received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Capability Statements submitted should demonstrate the offeror's experience and expertise to provide the services identified above within the time frame required and without substantial duplication of cost to the Government. The statement shall include business size; ability to self-perform work; layers of subcontracting; and any other information indicating a legitimate ability to meet these specific requirements. Statements should not exceed 5 pages in length. Written inquiries may be directed to USACE-CT-C, Mrs. Joyce Powell via email at Joyce.F.Powell@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due not later than 15 August 2016, 2:00 pm CST.